Can I back up the contents of the Time Capsule to an external hard drive for further data security?

I like to back up my back up drive on an external HD and store offsite. Will Time Capsule backup to an external HD. It doesnt have to be a Time Machine type backup just the files on the Time Capsule including the .macbackup file that Time Machine creates.

• Asked by Jonathan L from Princeton
• Sep 4, 2010
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can you use time capsule as a hard drive

I am running out of memory and would like to transfer data like photos to another hard drive and erase the photos from my Macbook. Can I use the time capsule or is an external hard drive better. Also I have one but it doesn't show what I have stored in it. It is only for back ups. Want one that I can access and able to view pics, documents etc. Any advice??

• Asked by Jules V from New Orleans
• Jun 28, 2010
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can I back up an external hard drive on time capsule?

• Asked by Andrea F from Brooklyn
• Aug 14, 2012
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Using time capsule as an external Itunes medium

I am currently using my Macbook Air, with an external 2TB hard drive to store my itunes data on (I have about 750 Gb of itunes media). I am able to use this to watch my itunes media on my apple TV. What I am thinking of doing is have the itunes library directed to the Time Capsule, now will I still be able to watch the content on my Macbook air and Apple TV?

• Asked by Chris B from Winnipeg
• Jul 16, 2011
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backup boot *and* external hard drive on Time Capsule?

Is it possible to use Time Machine to back up *both* an internal (boot) drive on a MacBook Pro *and* an attached hard drive (used to keep large digital files).

• Asked by Bruce S from Philadelphia
• Nov 21, 2009
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how to store music on time capsule

can you use time capsule as a hard drive
I am running out of memory and would like to transfer data like photos to another hard drive and erase the photos from my Macbook. Can I use the time capsule or is an external hard drive better. Also I have one but it doesn't show what I have stored in it. It is only for back ups. Want one that I can access and able to view pics, documents etc. Any advice??

• Asked by Robert G from Seminole
• Sep 22, 2010
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Can I use my Time Capsule as a back up external hard drive without a Time machine?

I have a Time Capsule, and I wish to back up all my documents onto it. Is it possible to do this or do I need a Time Machine also? Thanks

• Asked by Nicole J from Coromandel East
• Jan 14, 2013
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can i back up my ipad with time capsule or is there an external hard drive compatible with i pad

• Asked by Rodolfo L from Grand Blanc
• Sep 26, 2010
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Let's say i backed up 250 gb worth of data on my Time Capsule, if i delete everything from my hard-drive can i still access all that's backed up?

What i want to do is buy a 2TB Time Capsule, and use that to back-up everything on my 250gb external hard-drive and 200gb hard-drive on my macbook pro. Now if i back all that data up and delete everything on both disks to free up space... will i be able to access the data stored on the Time Capsule? And if so will i be able to move single files or will i have to import ALL the backed-up data back into its disk of origin? Does this make sense?

• Asked by Antoine L from Sydney
• May 4, 2010
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If when the Time Capsule harddrive fails, there is no easy way to recover your data what is the point of using the Time Capsule to back up your data?

If I back up to an external drive, I can just plug that drive into another computer and recover the data. With the Time Capsule the data is simply gone, there is no way to plug it in to something and transfer the files out. Why bother buying this product if there is no system to recover data from it???

• Asked by Mary W
• Feb 19, 2010
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